The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-08

\ which the happiness of our people during
the present generation is bound.
when it was first intimated to methat
| the wire workers of New York desired to
honor our cause in my person. I was not
sufficiently acquainted with the facts to be
aware that the proposal proceeded from
| any particular organization. / should
have accepted this honor with equal re adj
ness, however, had known itrepresented
the desire ofso ihuential body of American
| workmen as the Labor Union, but Only on
the condition in which have insisted be.
| fore of accepting any mark of favor what
soever from any other American organiza-
ton of whatever party or color or condi-
ton, namely, that their action
should be directed solely to serg.
f, ice of Irish cause and should in no
Z manner increase the difficulties of our peo-
| pie, already sufficiently cruel, by embroil-
| ing Us in American issues and SO estrang-
| ing that sympathy of the American Nation
in Its integrity which is one of the sheet
anchors of our success. L waited in my
hotel throughout the forenoon of Friday
in the hope that the committee of the labor
parade would do me the courtesy Of ac-
QuaintiDg me with their arrangements As
received no communication from them in
the afternoon, 1 wired McQuaid request
ing the committee to favor me with an
interview. He, with two other Irish gentle
lAcu-OdSSeIly duQ 0uDO6-aQSNor6Q my
telegram in person, and throughout the
whole proceedings acted with the utmost
candor, friendliness and heartfelt in
teTest In the Irish cause. | found
that the gentlemen nominated to
preside and TO present the address
of welcome tome was one whose choice, for
reasons which l must decline to discuss,
but in which no degree apply to his Office
IS president of the Labor Union ~ nited
Labor party would be used to give coIor;to
the malignant representations OF the
Times, and would involve the most calsm-
1tous results for our movement.
1.-THE deputation seemed to aceuiesce
heartily in the reasonableness of my OBJ
lection, and gave me to understand that
the nomination would be set aside. They
sssented readily, also, to my sug-
portunity of perusing the pro-
posed resolutions. Later in the evening
MoQuaid called on me with the resolu-
lions, and handed me blue lead-pencil,
with the invitation to erase or add to any
thing that seemed to me to re-
quire emendation. / found that two
of the resolutions distinctly characterized
our movement as one to abolish private
property in land and sought to identify it
with the American movement with that
object. Ipointed out that this was in d.
rect conformation of the object of the
Irish National League and would
inevitably be used to entangle
us in American issues. 1 suggested
some ensures which would remove the OBJ
lection and confine the resolutions to the
object of demonstration of pure sympa-
thy for Ireland. with which it was teudsred
by the committee and accepted by me.
MoQuaid accepted the cancellations
with the fullest assurance that they
would be Endorsed by the committee.
He promised that the decision would be
communicated to me early Saturday. I
remained in doors during the whole of Sat-
urday in expectation that the committee
would MAKE aware their final decision
in reference to the resolutions aud
to the Craftsmanship, upon which
l decided that my participation
IN the demonstration must depsnd. As
the day was wearing late, again wired
McQuaid, who waited on me and said that
the chairman originally named insistsd
upon presiding, and that the committee
further meeting of the committee was
about to be held.
'I was left in ignorance of the commit
tees decision until Z AS O'Clock, when a
deputation consisting of Thomas, Post
and Dunn 1.-TWO of them, believe,
not 1rishmen) came to the hotel
and announced that no change could be
made in the chairmsnship, and that my
proposed changes in the resolutions could
not be accepted. Under these circum-
stances intimated that after most anxious
consideration, felt coerced in the interest
of the Irish people to decline to participate
in the demonstration.
"Half an hour later another and larger
deputation from the committee, consist
ing OF McVeigh, Casserly, Dunn, McQuaId
and Professor Clarke returned to
A4aI in hot
the committee had reversed its decision
and had appointed Professor Clarke to pre-
side and were willing that the resolutions
should be dropped altogether. They were
not, however, prepared to offer
any guarantee that the decision would
be accepted by the gentleman originally
named, who had announced he would IN
sist upon his right. Professor Clarke de-
clined to give any pledge that, under these
circumstances, the affair would not end in
discreditable scrimmsge for the chair.
The gentlemen of the deputation expressed
the liveliest appreciation OF my grounds
of objection, and seemed very heartily to
regret that the committee delayed decision
to the moment when there was no assur-
the heat and confusion of
a vast public meeting. Under the
circumstances declined to altar my de-
termination, and the conference ended by
messengers who stated that the meet
ing was actually in progress, and the
gentleman originally named had carried
out his intention of taking the chair
Henry George sent letter saying that
previous engagement prevented his pres
ence at the meeting, aud that he did not
syDpathyze with the home rule move
ment, as it stopped short of what the Irish
people should have, the possession of the
land.